as she toed off her shoes, the hospital scene replaying on a loop in her mind-Marina's choking act, David's frantic s

her hands on a dish towel. She frowned, taking in Lily's

mured, sinking onto the sofa as

her, waiting in

d her ev

g the space between them. Then, as if someone ha

ing the victim card as always. And David." She ground her teeth. "What a monumenta

e cushion on her lap as if

his pinned on me. A jealous, scorned secretary trying to poison the boss's true love? It's a much juicier hea

r. Noa's expression softened with pain. "Lily, don't.

he ever truly treat me as a wife? To put

alk about yourself like that! You're nothing like

. "He never cared. I shouldn't have hoped for love that was never mi

he whispered, the words a vow. "No

finally nodded. "Then that's what we do.

d a shattered heart, but when the sun rose

resume to every company she could find-small firms, startups, even multinationals in far-flung regions. She poured e

assed, a chilling

ins, we regret

eding with candidates associated

perience, we have decid

n after

nd over a dozen application

ning, staring at her inbox. "They're afraid of David. N

able! He pushes you away, then blocks your path! He doesn't want you, but he does

hispered. "But I can't

hand on the table with a for

We're go

ked at he

ng, forgetting David Hardison exists. You've been

ly's lips. "You just wa

said, her voice softeni

likely recuperating somewhere lavish, and there was no reason to

wn-one she claimed had "good music, people ma

Neon lights flickered overhead, a deep bass thrummed beneath thei

ting and laughing. A small, genuine smile touched her lips at her friend's vitality. After a sec

e accusations, the betrayal, the invisible chains David seemed to still have around her. She lost

ed toward the entran

and